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Do I seem disjointed today?
Out of step,
out of sync,
unfocused,
not myself,
not my usual bright and cheery,
out of character,
untalkative,
reserved,
distracted,
responding inappropriately,
flat,
dull,
out there,
eyes-crossed and glassy,
looking through you,
answering in monotones,
or not at all,
lazy,
willless,
fervorless,
unplugged,
jaded,
apathetic,
cagey,
complacent,
lethargic,
in my own orbit,
a brick wall,
an island,
a fortress,
unreceptive,
unresponsive, (oh, wait, I said that already)
on another planet,
shallow,
mysterious,
detached, (I could go on!)
well, do I?

It's nothing really.
It'll pass...

© 2002 (21 may) john r. chase


"a gentle rap on the soul" - bfp